But what about Dreamcast/Saturn/PS2 etc. If I could feel comfortable emulation would supply my fix for these consoles then I'd seriously consider just getting a pc with a flip off massive hard drive....I'd still keep my OG Xbox. Seeing as nothing can emulate the damn thing anyway.

Great thread, Treble.
Now, here's a question...at what point is PC gaming going to satisfy a retro gamer enough to ditch all his/her old consoles?
Retro-wise, right now I genuinely have all of these setup:
Super Fami Jr with RGB mod + SD2SNES
JAP Gamecube, GBA player with Xeno chip
Original Xbox with Alladin chip and 500gb HD (Coin-ops etc)
JAP White Sega Saturn with modchip
JAP Megadrive 1 with Mega Everdrive
JAP Dreamcast with GDEMU
PS2 slim with Matrix 4 chip
PSOne with modchip
Wii with HB Channel etc
+ 1 million handhelds including official Nintendo/Sega stuff and PC/Android type stuff (GPDWin etc).
My wife would love me to sell it. Convince me I could...and, say, just have a PC for 'sit down' gaming and keep my GPDWin for 'on the go' gaming.

Hello! Should be able to give you a few pointers here.
First one...if it's your first GB mod I would advise against the pocket. It's actually a horrible mod to do. The screen is super fragile and you will ruin the connection between the ribbon and screen when trying to remove the film. Try an original DMG
Secondly If you insist on the pocket you don't need the bivert mod. The contrast was much better on the pocket. Just backlight kit.
Third...Get it (and any other GB kit) from deadpan robot. Great site and quality products.
Hope that helps man. Drop me a PM if you have any other queries.

It makes Ikaruga look piss easy. However, it probably lends itself to progression better than something like ikaruga as it's a quick reload and retry type setup...note; it is easy to lose hours playing it due to that fact!